EP. 32 Trauma & the Eye-Brain Connection with Dr. Kat Cioffiwith Dr. Katherine Cioffi
What if your vision problems weren’t just about your eyes… but your nervous system?
In this fascinating conversation, Lauren sits down with optometrist and vision rehabilitation specialist Dr. Katherine Cioffi to explore the powerful relationship between trauma, the nervous system, brain function, and the visual system.
Together, they unpack the difference between eyesight and vision, the eye-brain connection, ADHD symptoms and visual processing, nervous system regulation, trauma responses, screen fatigue, and how emotional stress can directly impact the way we see and process the world around us.
Dr. Katherine explains how our eyes are deeply connected to survival states inside the body — and how stress, inflammation, trauma, concussion, Lyme disease, nervous system dysregulation, and overstimulation can all affect focus, tracking, attention, and perception.
This episode explores:
- the difference between eyesight vs vision
- ADHD and visual processing
- trauma and the nervous system
- fight or flight and tunnel vision
- the eye-brain connection
- vision rehabilitation and nervous system healing
- screen fatigue and digital overwhelm
- bilateral stimulation and EMDR
- blue light and circadian rhythm
- nervous system regulation through visual exercises
- how stress changes the way we process reality
Dr. Katherine also shares simple practices listeners can immediately implement to support eye health, focus, and nervous system regulation in everyday life.
About Dr. Katherine Cioffi
Dr. Katherine Cioffi is an optometrist specializing in vision rehabilitation and the eye-brain connection. Her work focuses on helping children and adults improve visual processing, focus, eye teaming, tracking, nervous system regulation, and recovery from trauma, concussion, and neurological dysfunction through integrative vision therapy.
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